GAME DAY | Montreal Canadiens vs Arizona Coyotes: Preview, TV, Start Time, Statistical Match-up, Projected Lines, Starting Goalies, Keys to Victory, Habs Tickets

Game Preview by Sam Gerber

Last game : MTL 2 TOR 1 F/OT After two scoreless periods, each team posted a third period goal. In overtime, Carey Price stopped a shot punching the puck to spring Nick Suzuki. He was poke-checked, but Ilya Kovalchuk potted the rebound. It was a fantastic end to a slow game which gave fans something to celebrate.

For a complete game recap: A Perfect Habs Ending

Players to watch

Brendan Gallagher
Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet mentioned that they will have to box out players like Gallagher who isn’t afraid to go to the front of the net.
Ben Chiarot
Chariot has struggled at times defensively this season, particularly on the penalty-kill. But there is no denying signing that Chariot has been a workhorse for Claude Julien all season averaging 23:30 in icetime per game.
Jonathan Drouin
Drouin had a rough night playing for the first time since recovering from wrist surgery. The injury has fully healed, with Drouin having been cleared to play by doctors almost two weeks ago, but he isn’t feeling 100 percent comfortable yet.

Keys to Victory

Get a quick start
The Habs emotions are high after putting a couple wins together. Bell Centre fans were pretty quiet for almost three periods against Toronto. The team must use emotion to get the crowd going early tonight.
Control the play
The Habs did an excellent job in the third against the Leafs controlling the play and the puck, if they do that against the Coyotes they will have a good chance at two points.
Be physical
With Weber out the Habs can’t forget to be a physical team. The Coyotes are used to Western conference hockey and won’t be afraid to mix it up.

Statistical Matchup by All Habs
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC \| February 10, 7:00 PM ET \| TV: TSN2, RDS, FS-A PLUS
	2019-20 statistics
COYOTES	2019-20 statistics	CANADIENS
61 (19th)	Points (rank)	61 (20th)
27-23-7	Record	27-23-7
14-12-3	Away/Home	13-14-4
2-5-3	Last 10	7-3-0
2.72	GF/G	3.04
2.68	GA/G	3.02
19.2	PP%	19.6
81.9	PK%	79.4
48.06	CF%	54.19

Pre-game quotes
Claude Julien “We just can’t afford to have letdowns. We can’t afford to lose too many games. So we’ve just got to stay the course here and continue to play one game at a time and understand how important that win is to us in the standings.”
Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders by All Habs
Forwards
Hall – Dvorak – Garland Crouse – Stepan – Kessel Keller – Schmaltz – Hinostroza Soderberg – Richardson – Fischer	Tatar – Danault – Gallagher Kovalchuk – Suzuki – Armia Drouin – Domi – Lehkonen Cousins – Thompson – Evans
Defensemen
Chychrun – Gologoski Oesterle – Hjalmarsson Ness – Lyubushkin	Chiarot – Mete Kulak – Petry Scandella – Ouellet
Out of the lineup
Scratched: Grabner Injured: Ekman-Larsson, Demers, Kemper	Scratched: Folin, Weal (flu), Weise Injured: Weber, Byron
Goalies
Antti Raanta	Carey Price

Record: 10-12-3 GAA: – 2.86 Sv%: – .915 SO: 2 Alternate: Adin Hill	Record: 24-18-4 GAA: – 2.69 Sv%: – .913 SO: 3 Alternate: Charlie Lindgren

What to Expect by Sam Gerber

Injuries to both Arizona goalies has pushed the Coyotes out of a playoff spot for the first time this season. Darcy Kuemper, who’s been having a great season, will not play. The Habs have to test Antti Raanta and make him uncomfortable. Carey Price has been looking like his normal self since the start of December.

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GAME DAY | Montreal Canadiens vs Arizona Coyotes: Preview, TV, Start Time, Statistical Match-up, Projected Lines, Starting Goalies, Keys to Victory, Habs Tickets

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